Rajgangpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2009 Election Result

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
INC
Gregori Minj
35,592
30.91
-
-
BJD
Benedikt Tirkey
31,477
27,34
-
-
JMM
Halu Mundari
17,693
15.37
-
-
BJP
Mahendra Kumar Majhi
16,654
14.46
-
-
Independent (politician)
Narayan Debasa
2,137
1.86
-
-
Independent
Suraj Kishore Kujur
1,571
1.36
-
-
Independent
William Xes
1,532
1.33
-
-
Independent
Mohanlal Kisan
1,449
1.26
-
-
KOKD
Santosh Minj
1,415
1.23
-
-
BSP
Sanik Oram
1,162
1.01
-
-
Jharkhand Disom Party
Dipak Kumar Soreng
980
0.85
-
-
Independent
Jeram Ekka
883
0.77
-
-
Independent
Bijay Oram
832
0.72
-
-
Independent
Sachindra Barawa
812
0.71
-
-
Independent
Padmini Nayak
523
0.45
-
-
Independent
Raghupati Lakra
435
0.38
-
Majority
Majority
Majority
4,115
3.57
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
1,15,501
60.99
-
-
INC hold
INC hold
INC hold
INC hold
INC hold

Question: What were the top two candidates and parties, and what was the vote margin, in the Rajgangpur election?
Answer: In the 2009 election, INC candidate Gregori Minj defeated BJD candidate Benedikt Tirkey by 4,115 votes.